Empress, please lay down your armor, for I will save the world with a single sword!

Soul-capturing technique!

A sharp pain suddenly shot through Sang Jiushu's mind.

The scene before me remains clear.

The sounds of fists whistling, swords clashing, and shouts of battle still lingered in my ears.

But it seemed as if an invisible barrier had suddenly separated his consciousness from his body.

Even though he knew he should continue thrusting the sword, his hand holding the sword hesitated for a split second.

Qiu Baichuan was completely unaware.

The Maitreya Patriarch only noticed a slight change in Sang Jiushu's sword stance and assumed that he was adjusting his position in coordination with Qiu Baichuan.

That moment was extremely brief.

In normal circumstances, it wouldn't even be enough for a person to blink once.

In a life-or-death battle between masters of the Finger-Pointing Technique, it could be enough to change the course of the battle.

Wu Liang sidestepped Qiu Baichuan's fist.

Zang Feng slashed along Sang Jiushu's soft sword, aiming straight for his heart!

Sang Jiushu suddenly woke up.

The aura of death was palpable!

He didn't have time to think about what had just happened; he could only forcefully twist his body.

laugh! ! !

Zang Feng slashed open his robe, leaving a bloody gash over a foot long.

Sang Jiushu let out a muffled groan and retreated several feet.

He looked down at the blood gushing from his chest, his heart filled with shock and uncertainty.

Why did I lose focus just now?

Did the continuous battles cause mental instability?

Or did Wu Liang's swordplay influence his judgment?

Everything happened too fast.

Even he, who had experienced it firsthand, could not find the answer immediately.

It would be impossible for the Maitreya Patriarch to see through the changes in the soul in that instant from a distance of several feet.

"Nine Pivots, what's going on?"

"It was just carelessness."

Sang Jiushu gritted his teeth and raised his sword.

"Again!"

Seeing that Maitreya had no reaction, Wu Liang felt more confident.

The Soul-Capturing Technique is invisible and traceless, making it difficult for others to perceive its mysteries.

This technique is indeed an excellent trump card in life-or-death battles!

Just then, a muffled bugle call suddenly came from afar.

woo-

Woo-woo-woo

Woo-woo-woo-woo

Immediately afterwards, the earth began to tremble slightly.

The sound of orderly footsteps came simultaneously from several long streets.

The Gaotang Guard has arrived!

Before the Duke of Dingguo led his main force to Yanyun, he left General Wei Changfeng in Gaotang and temporarily appointed him as the commander of the Gaotang Guard to assist Wu Liang in guarding this strategic city.

Upon receiving the message from the Black-Clad Guards, Wei Changfeng dared not delay in the slightest.

He directly mobilized three thousand elite troops from the city, sending them to Changning Ward from four different directions.

The shield bearers are in front.

The spearmen followed closely behind.

Archers occupied both sides of the street.

Dozens of soldiers were pushing heavy wooden carts, on which sat the large crossbows that the Old Man of Heavenly Secrets had just improved!

The bow of the ballista is more than ten feet wide.

The crossbow string was made of several strands of cow sinew and animal sinew twisted together.

The crossbow hoppers were not filled with ordinary arrows, but with heavy steel arrows as thick as a child's arm.

Each ballista requires more than ten soldiers to operate.

The winch is rotating.

The crossbow string emitted a taut, teeth-grinding sound.

One by one, heavy steel arrows were slowly raised, aimed at the White Lotus Sect experts in the long street.

Wei Changfeng rode his horse to the street corner.

He saw the collapsed houses and corpses all around him, and his eyelids twitched violently.

Looking up again and seeing four figures in mid-air, my heart was filled with even greater turmoil.

Three Finger Xuans besieged the Carefree King!

The Carefree King has even reached the Finger Profound Realm!

Without time to think, Wei Changfeng drew his sword.

"Seal off Changning Ward!"

"Form shield lines at every intersection!"

"Archers, enter the buildings and take up high ground!"

"Balloons, prepare!"

The three thousand soldiers quickly dispersed.

Shields were erected one after another.

Long spears emerged from the gaps in the shield wall.

Archers occupied rooftops, behind windows, and at street corners.

The remaining White Lotus followers panicked when they saw the army approaching.

Among them are many first-rank Vajra warriors.

There are also a large number of second- and third-rank experts.

He could come and go freely when facing ordinary officials or hundreds of soldiers.

But what's arriving now is an army of several thousand!

Powerful bows and crossbows were aimed at them from all directions.

The shield wall and spears blocked all the street corners.

There were also elite members of the Black-Clad Guards lurking on the rooftop.

What's even more terrifying are those enormous ballistae that I've never seen before!

Just one glance at the heavy steel arrow in the crossbow's mortise is enough to imagine how terrifying its power would be once it was fired.

A Vajra Realm expert attempted to break through from the rooftop.

Wei Changfeng immediately brandished his knife.

"put!"

The winch suddenly loosened.

Boom!

The bowstring emitted a deafening roar.

The heavy steel arrow tore through the air with a sharp whistling sound!

The Vajra Realm expert felt a sudden alarm and hurriedly dodged to the side.

The heavy arrow grazed past my shoulder.

The protective aura was torn apart like paper!

His entire left arm, along with a large patch of flesh, was torn off on the spot by a heavy arrow!

"ah--"

A heart-wrenching scream echoed through the long street.

The heavy steel arrow continued its trajectory without slowing down, smashing through two walls in succession before finally embedding itself deeply into the stone wall of the third house.

The arrow's fletching trembled incessantly.

The White Lotus followers around felt a chill run down their spines.

Vajra Realm!

That's a Vajra Realm expert!

He lost his entire arm just from being grazed by a heavy crossbow bolt!

If it hits the body head-on, wouldn't it be pierced through?

"Release the arrows!"

Wei Changfeng gave another order.

Hundreds of archers simultaneously released their bowstrings.

Arrows rained down from all directions.

The White Lotus Sect masters brandished their weapons.

They can block one arrow, two arrows, or even a dozen arrows.

But there were just too many arrows coming from different directions, rushing down like a storm.

Just as one volley was cleaved in front, another arrow fell from behind.

The protective aura can block ordinary arrows, but it is also rapidly depleted under continuous impact.

Just as a second-rank expert cleaved aside an oncoming arrow, he was struck in the leg by two more arrows.

He staggered.

The spearmen behind the shield wall immediately advanced.

More than ten spears came thrusting at once.

The expert deflected several spears in succession, but his chest and abdomen were still pierced by two long spears.

He grabbed the gun barrel, trying to break it, but more arrows were already falling from above.

In the blink of an eye, he was shot into a hedgehog!

Another Vajra Realm expert, relying on his protective aura, forcefully charged into the shield formation.

He shattered the first shield with a single palm strike.

The second rank of sergeants immediately took their place.

He pushed past three more people, but was simultaneously pierced by four spears, damaging his protective aura.

The black-clad guards attacked from the left and right.

One of them fought him head-on, while the other two focused on his legs and back.

The archers on the rooftop kept looking for an opportunity.

This Vajra Realm expert rushed out for more than ten zhang before his true energy was almost completely depleted.

The second ballista turned and aimed at him.

The thick, heavy steel arrows made his scalp tingle.

No longer caring about breaking through, they could only scramble into a nearby house.

boom!

The ballista's heavy arrows pierced through the entire house!

The wall collapsed.

The bricks and stones buried the Vajra Realm expert underneath.

Before he could rush out of the ruins, dozens of soldiers and guards surrounded him.

Even someone at the Vajra Realm level would be thrown into a panic when surrounded by thousands of troops and numerous experts!

No matter how strong an individual's martial arts skills are, there will be a time when their true energy is exhausted.

Once injured and slowed down, they would be met with a dense barrage of spears, arrows, and swords!

The White Lotus sect members are falling one after another...

The number of people remaining is dwindling...

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